host: joining us is "usa today" opinion columnist james bovard here to talk about the covid-19 response, the testing and politics. talk about the so-called freedom convoys along the u.s.-canada border. what is behind the sentiment and rationale for blockading the trade and traffic? guest: people have to recognize that the government of canada blockaded those people's lives at first. the prime minister was basically trying to throw everybody out of work who refused to get the vaccination and of these people have responded, um, peacefully, mostly. and they are trying to make their point that the governor -- government cannot treat them like adults. and that is a sentiment that used to be widely supported, but for some reason the last couple years people forgot that individuals should have choices in their own lives. host: what do you think is happening at this stage of the pandemic? even blue state governors are saying it is time to lift the mask mandates, that we get to the point where children do not have to wear masks in schools or in public. guest: i have been impressed with how fast

james bovard. >> yeah, thanks. you know, fauci is interesting, it's fascinating how the media turns him into the saint, the saint for the war on covid. fauci a few months ago was -- uh, was very hissy, he said, if someone criticizes me, they are attacking science because i am science incarnate or whatever he said. so -- but going back on this question on the data for the vaxes, you have fauci and others who are pushing for covid vaccines for babies, for kids under the age of 5. the fda, umm, had some data from that, i've forgotten whether it's from pfizer or which company, and it was tested, and it showed that two shots failed to give protection against covid. but the fda appears to be moving forward to approve this for babies. and 1-year-olds and 2-year-olds, based on the idea that pfizer or whoever will add a third shot. they don't have any data on its effectiveness and they have absolutely no data on the safety. and yet they are rushing through, they are rubber stamping these vaccines for children whose -- who i

usa today james bovard talking about covid mandates. the biden administrations order and -- border policy. the washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning and welcome to the journal. we will begin our conversation with your thoughts on the so-called freedom convoy in canada. truckers stopping travel and millions of dollars in trade to canada over covid restrictions. president biden calling on his canadian counterparts to stop the blockade. if you support (202) 748-8000 if you oppose (202) 748-8001 you can also text us with your thoughts (202) 748-8003 and you can go to facebook or send us a tweet. we will get your thoughts on these convoys. here is the washington post, freedom convoy shuts down the third of border crossing. u.s. officials urge canada to get control of this spiraling crisis. justin trudeau faces questions in parliament. here is what he has to say. >> mr. speak that we have recognized this for over a week that this siege is unacceptable. the impact on small businesses, manufacturers. the supply chain are ongoing. whe

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. >> james bovard, opinion columnist with "usa today," follow him at twitter on usatoday.com. thanks for the conversation, sir. >> thanks for having me on. >> lee white is the executive director of the national coalition for history, here to talk about the presidential records act. lee white, first of all, the national coalition for history, what is the group, what's your mission? >> we're a nonprofit, nonpartisan consortium of about 40 different groups that represent historians, archivists, researchers, teachers, students, political scientists, genealogists, the largest users of archives. we're a nonpartisan group that advocates on behalf of those different organizations. we're a nonprofit made up of nonprofits, basically. >> and what are you advocating for? >> well, obviously one of the things we advocate for is more funding for agencies like the national archives and the national endowment for the humanities. but another part of our mission is obviously what we're talking about today. preservation of records, access to records, preservation of records, declassification, iss

caller: i watched a portion of c-span yesterday that had the guest of james bovard who offered no proof of fact to back up his stupid claims that the coronavirus is not serious and that vaccinations and face masks are not helpful. i thought it was one of the most disgraceful programs you've ever had. he in my opinion is a nutcase. he indicated he hated president biden, police officers, and dr. fauci and on and on. after having him on your program, why don't you schedule the congressman when from georgia to discuss how she denies the holocaust ever occurred and it is a fake part of history and schedule somebody who sounds like rush limbaugh to discuss how the sandy hook killings in 2012 of the six and seven-year-old schoolchildren was staged and never occurred. i just thought it was a disgraceful program and i am horribly disappointed in c-span to somebody as ridiculous as him up here -- appear. host: let's go to james who is calling from romulus, michigan. caller: i just wondered if you could possibly do a segment on the court filings by john durham and who has been named in these court

caller: a lot of things that james bovard said i would take issue with, but the reason for the mandate is to prevent the proliferation of mutations. the only way you >> we will leave it here for a live discussion on the tensions in ukraine. >> thank you for joining us. today's webinar is called fighting to survive, the human toll of the ukraine or. we have a member of parliament and someone focused on this for many years. welcome. i also have the director of right to protection, a really important ngo. i am pleased to be a member of his board. i have a nonresident senior fellow. and all over canadian media. you will probably have seen him on television. great to have you on our platform. and last but not least, a great activist who is the head of the national office of the crimea platform. right to have you here. as you know, ukraine is in the news. it looks like ukraine is going to be invaded by russia very soon. we hope and pray that doesn't happen but we need to be prepared. there are 1.5 million internally displaced persons in ukraine right now. and there will be far more. there wi

. >> joining us this morning is james bovard, opinion columnist for "usa today" here to talk about the covid-19 response, the mandates, the testing, the politics. let's talk about those so-called freedom convoys along the u.s./canadian border. what do you think is behind the sentiment and the rationale for

host: joining us is "usa today" opinion columnist james bovard here to talk about the covid-19 response, the testing and politics. talk about the so-called freedom convoys along the u.s.-canada border. what is behind the sentiment and rationale for blockading the trade and traffic? guest: people have to recognize that

caller: i watched a portion of c-span yesterday that had the guest of james bovard who offered no prooffact to back up his stupid claims that the coronavirus is not serious and that vaccinations and face masks are not helpful. i thought it was one of the most disgraceful programs you've ever had. he in my opinion is a nutcase. he indicated he hated president biden, police officers, and dr. fauci and on and on. after having him on your program, why don't you schedule the congressman when from georgia to discuss how she denies the holocaust ever occurred and it is a fake part of history and schedule somebody who sounds like rush limbaugh to discuss how the sandy hook killings in 2012 of the six and seven-year-old schoolchildren was staged and never occurred. i just thought it was a disgraceful program and i am horribly disappointed in c-span to somebody as ridiculous as him up here -- appear. host: let's go to james who is calling from romulus, michigan. caller: i just wondered if you could possibly do a segment on the court filings by john durham and who has been named in these court fil